Monday, 16 January 2012

Anwar's view on gay is the true Islamic view

What was Anwar's view on gay?Anwar never condon gay rights. What he said was that the punishmentfor gay should not be draconian. How can having anal intercourse bepunished more than adultery, corruption and murder altogether?

It is just so absurd when a murderer is jailed for only 8 yearswhereas a gay is jailed for 24 years????

Hassan's views is typical of the extermist muslims represented byTaliban and others. They used to dominate PAS but not any more.

He said that the stand was not only evident from Anwar's recentinterview with BBC, but had also been Anwar's "personal view."

Hasan said it was for that reason that Malaysians should rejectAnwar's struggle, in particular his quest for Putrajaya.

"Because if gays, lesbians, homosexuals and transsexuals are legalisedin Malaysia, God forbid, I think Malaysia will be in disarray andchaos.

"Anwar's views are not only (reflected) in the BBC interview; if welook back, that has been the view held by Anwar," he said.

In the interview with BBC, Anwar was asked whether he was prepared totake "the idea of anti-discrimination as far as gay rights" wereconcerned. Anwar replied that "we will have to review some of ourarchaic laws".

"We Muslims and non-Muslims in Malaysia generally believe and arecommitted to support the sanctity of marriage between man and woman,but we should not be seen to be punitive and consider the archaic lawas relevant," Anwar said, adding, "we do not promote homosexualitywithin the public sphere or domain."

Hasan said: "That is the one reason why I should not be together withAnwar Ibrahim, I think my stance is very legitimate," he said.

On Anwar's labelling of him as "power hungry," Hasan, who is GombakSetia assemblyman said: "Who is more power hungry? You know better theperson who went around gathering people including from Sabah andSarawak (to defect to Pakatan) to seize Putrajaya.

"...and said that he can still be prime minister even if he wasjailed," he said.

Anwar, commenting on the recent sacking of Hasan from PAS, was quotedas saying that it was better to clean up Pakatan from those who aregreedy in terms of power and money, and not those with contradictingideologies. - Bernama